Finding Normal

Monday, September 7th

I woke up at 1:30 a.m. to howling of the wind against the window and the slight opening and closing of the front door. At least Calcifer was sleeping in the bed with me. I couldn’t go back to sleep so I decided to watch Netflix. I watched a couple more episodes of Its Okay to Not Be Okay. The power started going in and out a little before 3 a.m. It was only three minutes at a time. At around 4 a.m. it went out and didn’t come back on, I decided it was time to go back to sleep.

I woke back up at around 8:30 a.m. to the power back on. I don’t know what time it came back on. I turned on the air conditioners then went to check the hot water control panel. Thankfully I just had to put what time it was. I am glad I didn’t have to call anyone. Once I made sure the cats were okay, I waited to hear from Doug. He didn’t call me until the afternoon. I posted on Facebook that we were safe then made an edit once I heard from Doug.

I decided not to leave the apartment today because we were expected to get more rain and wind. I watched more episodes of Its Okay to Not Be Okay. For lunch, I reheated the Teriyaki Beef from yesterday. I made extra rice in order to make Fried Rice. For dinner, I had pizza. They both were good.

Tuesday, September 8th

I rocked my morning routine and the plan for the day is to get groceries! I went to the Ginza to AEON. Well AEON had a line out the door, so I decided to go to Ellena in the Ginza. It is a Mini Ellena so they have only a few groceries, but they had what I needed. I bought some meat and vegetables. Then I made my way home to make lunch.

Once I got home, I realized I wanted tacos. I needed taco seasoning, cheese, and tortillas. They don’t have that out in town so I needed to run to the Commissary. I decided to have snack before I went. I got my taco supplies, Jasmine rice, white cheddar popcorn, and some waffle mix. I came back home and made tacos.

I finished Its Okay to Not Be Okay. I enjoyed how the story went and ended. It made me relate to Moon Gang-tae (main male character) on a personal level. I liked how it ended. It tied everything together and didn’t make me wish their were more episodes.

For dinner, I had Italian Chicken and Butternut Squash. I need to work on making different dishes. I am going to burn myself out making the same thing. I am loving butternut squash right now though.

For the rest of the night, I decided to watch Criminal Minds. I have seen all of Criminal Minds but wanted to re-watch it for fun.

Wednesday, September 9th

I am proud that I am sticking to my morning routine. The plan for the day was to go to AEON Daito. I was looking for kitchen towels and storage bins. I bought some kitchen towels at Watts (100 yen store). I looked at storage bins but I need to organize the guest bedroom first. That is the last room to organize. I am dreading it actually.

Then I decided to look at groceries. I picked up a few things like meat, teriyaki sauce, panko crumbs, eggs, curry sauce, and some vegetables. I decided I was going to make curry for dinner.

For lunch, I had Italian Chicken with Butternut Squash. I know I need to change it up. Its just easy to make the same when you have everything already prepped.

For dinner, I made Beef Curry. I tried to Google Translate the curry mix but it didn’t tell me how much water to add. I took a guess. The Beef Curry turned out good but I needed more curry sauce. I know next time to use one instead of two. I also have leftovers for tomorrow.

Thursday, September 10th

I woke up and checked my email. I finally heard back about my job. There is more paperwork to fill out. I have two days to fill out. It is a lot to do. I ate breakfast and start working on the paperwork. I took a break from the paperwork to make lunch.

For lunch, I reheated my Beef Curry and added more curry sauce. It was so much better! It really needed more sauce! The plan for today is to finish the paperwork and go to Main Base. I need to check the mail and go to the Commissary. The cats are getting low on cat food and I would like to get some bacon.

I finished my paperwork but I need two witnesses to sign some of the papers. I am meeting Abby tomorrow to go to AEON Daito. I will have her be a witness and I know someone who lives in the same building as me, she will be my other witness.

I went to the Commissary. I was able to get bacon but no cat food. I went to the post office on base but they were closed. I will just go tomorrow.

I came back home and just relaxed until dinner. For dinner, I made pizza. It was good.

Friday, September 11th

Today marks the 19th Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Its a moment that many people, who were alive, remember where they were and how they felt. Many posts this year reflected on how we came together as Americans during a trying time. I guess many people forgot the hatred towards Muslims and Middle Easterners. How easily we remember the positives and forget the negatives.

I went to pick up Abby and her boys. We went to AEON Daito to shop, eat, and get groceries. Her boys were hungry so they ate at McDonalds. We went grocery shopping. Then Abby and I ate at KFC after grocery shopping. It is nice to be able to talk to someone here.

After AEON, we went back to Hairo. I took her to the post office to mail her husband a package. Then I took her to her apartment at Hairo. I headed to Main Base to pick up Doug’s packages. He got three. One package some water damage on the envelope on it, but no big deal because it was wrapped in plastic. He got the parts for the guest bedroom bed, a PS4 game, and Beetlejuice Collection Set. The Bettlejuice Collection Set is mine.

I went home and unloaded my stuff. I put my groceries away and stayed in for the night. For dinner, I made Italian Chicken with Butternut Squash. I got the signatures I needed and was able to upload my paperwork. I did run into an issue with uploading my college transcript. The file was too large and I had to downsize it. Thankfully there is website you can use to do it for free. Doug downsized my transcripts for me and they are on the broken laptop. I figured out how to do it and uploaded them.

Saturday, September 12th

I woke up and decided to work on organizing the guest bedroom. I was tired of staring at the mess. I was able to put some things in our storage closet, but I need to organize the storage closet. I am going to save that for another day. Anyways I got the guest bedroom to a point where I am happy with, for now. Then I worked on cleaning the apartment.

I am happy with how the apartment looks and made myself lunch. I made nachos for lunch. I watched Criminal Minds and hung out for the rest of the day at home. For dinner, I made Chicken Quesadillas.

Sunday, September 13th

Relax day!

I woke up and decided to make myself waffles. I have a Pokemon waffle maker. I know. Its cute and it was a Christmas gift from a friend. I love it! I made myself two waffles. I got a call from Doug’s Grandma, we talked for a few minutes. Then I called my mom and we talked for two hours, which is typical for us.

For lunch, I made Chicken Quesadillas. They were yummy! I then watched more Criminal Minds. Before I know it, its dinner time. Time flies by when you aren’t doing anything! For dinner, I made steak with red and yellow bell peppers and a baked potato. It was delicious!